Structure 1570168 · Rockingham County, NC

Nc14 Nc87 over Smith River

Carries Nc14 Nc87 over Smith River, 0.9 Mi. N. Jct. Sr1919.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT521 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 8/9 · sets the rating

521 ft end to end, longest span 111 ft: about 7 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built20242 years old
Length521.0 ft158.8 m
Daily traffic7,100counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyRockingham
Location0.9 Mi. N. Jct. Sr1919
CarriesNc14 Nc87
CrossesSmith River
Coordinates36.52797, -79.76786

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length521.0 ft (158.8 m)
Max Span110.9 ft (33.8 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area1699.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2024

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,100 (2021)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000001570168

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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